After years of just walking by and glancing at the Zoom HD 16 I bought and never learned to use I am finally giving it my best effort. The written manual is, to a large extent, like greek to me. For instance I have no clue what Hi z is or means.
Do you know of a technical dictionary that might help me with the terms?
I would also like to thank you for your videos; they have been invaluable in getting started and at least learning some of the techniques involved in using this piece of equipment.

Hi Z Stands for your type of Microphone. Z stands for Impedance. Microphones will be high or low Impedance. The low impedance has the 3 prongs on the plug and the high impedance has a 1/4″ plug similar to a guitar cord. Also, some microphones need a source of power and need the phantom 48 volt power source. Be sure that your microphone needs it before turning on this feature or it could damage your microphone. I don’t know of any book to explain the terms, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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